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ArticleBMJ open2020

End-stage renal disease as a risk factor for epiglottitis: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Yao-Te Tsai, Ming-Shao Tsai, Cheng-Ming Hsu, Ku-Hao Fang, Ethan I Huang, Chia-Yen Liu, Meng-Hung Lin, Yao-Hsu Yang, Yi-Chan Lee, Geng-He Chang

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yao-Te TsaiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Ming-Shao TsaiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Cheng-Ming HsuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Ku-Hao FangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ethan I HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Chia-Yen LiuHealth Information and Epidemiology Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Meng-Hung LinHealth Information and Epidemiology Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Yao-Hsu YangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan.
Yi-Chan LeeDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
Geng-He ChangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Puzi, Taiwan trance881057@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5939-9747
Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWKeelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPatients with uremia are prone to infection; however, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as a risk factor for acute epiglottitis warrants study. We investigated the risk of severe epiglottitis requiring hospitalisation in patients with ESRD.

settingWe conducted a retrospective matched cohort study by using the claims data of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database.

participantsWe identified an ESRD cohort with 87 908 patients newly diagnosed in 2000-2013 and underwent dialysis. The non-ESRD cohort comprised patients who had not received a diagnosis of ESRD, and they were matches to the ESRD cohort (1:1) by sex, age, residence urbanisation level, monthly income, and diabetes and hypertension status. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The cumulative incidence of epiglottitis at the end of 2013 was analysed with Kaplan-Meier methods and log-rank tests. The HR of epiglottitis was calculated using the Cox proportional hazards model after adjustment for confounding factors.

resultsThe overall epiglottitis incidence rate was 94% greater in the ESRD cohort than in the non-ESRD cohort (10.3 vs 5.3 cases per 100 000 person-years, p=0.002), with an adjusted HR of 1.89 (95% CI: 1.23 to 2.91, p=0.004). In the log-rank analysis, compared with the non-ESRD group, the epiglottitis cumulative incidence was significantly higher in the ESRD group (p=0.003). Epiglottitis did not exhibit an association with higher rates of airway interventions, intensive care unit admissions or longer hospitalisation in patients with ESRD than in controls.

conclusionsThis nationwide matched cohort study indicated that ESRD patients should be monitored for the risk of severe epiglottitis requiring hospitalisation.

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EpiglottitisKidney Failure, ChronicAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTaiwanYoung Adultadult otolaryngologyend stage renal failurelaryngology

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PMID33148739
PMCPMC7640511
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